The Tapiola Choir ( fi, Tapiolan kuoro, sv, Tapiolakören,
originally ''Tapiolan Yhteiskoulun kuoro''
) is a
children's choir from
Espoo
Espoo (, ; sv, Esbo) is a city and municipality in the region of Uusimaa in the Republic of Finland. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, bordering the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Nurmijärvi ...
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Finland
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. The choir was founded in 1963 by Erkki Pohjola. Pohjola led the choir from its formation until 1994 and cultivated a pedagogical style based on the teachings of
Zoltan Kodály and
Carl Orff
Carl Orff (; 10 July 1895 – 29 March 1982) was a German composer and music educator, best known for his cantata ''Carmina Burana'' (1937). The concepts of his Schulwerk were influential for children's music education.
Life
Early life
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During Pohjola's tenure as artistic director the choir undertook some fifty tours of the USA, Japan and the USSR among other countries.
In 1994 the director's post was taken over by Kari Ala-Pöllänen and in 2008 by Pasi Hyökki.
The choir has enjoyed international acclaim and has become associated with the concept of the "Tapiola Sound" which critics have used to describe its uniquely clear and natural sound.
In 1971 the Tapiola Choir won the
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which was considered too difficult to perform by some Scandinavian choirs. The choir was awarded the
Prize for the Promotion of the Arts in 1996 and the Youth Choir of the Year award by the
in 2005.
awarded the Tapiola Choir with the ''Lapsenpäivä'' prize for excellence in art education.
In 1984 former members of the choir founded the Tapiola Chamber Choir. In 2020 the choir established the Kari Ala-Pöllänen prize to be awarded biennially to accomplished and inspiring Finnish school choir directors.